Display card



June 27, 1933. E, A LQCKE, JR 1,916,057

DI SPLAY CARD Filed Aug. 5, 1951 ATTORN EYS Patented June 27, 1933 unirse 'STATES PATENT oli-Fics EDVN A. LOCKE, JR., OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, SSG-NOR TO THE NEVINS- CHURCH PRESS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A COREGRATION OF NEW JERSEY App'ncanon :nea August 5, issn serial No. 555,375.

T his invention relates to display cards and has for an object to provide an improved construction wherein boxes'carrying articles for sale may be properly supported and displayed so that the front surface ofthe boxes will be presented to the eye.

Another object of the invention is to provide a display card wherein a plurality of supporting beams are removably'held on a card, each beam being adapted to contain one or more removable boxes.

Another object, more specifically, is to provide in a display card a supporting beam formed with supporting extensions and folded members including resilienttabs `for resiliently clamping boxes in place.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fgure l is a front view of adisplay c ard disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on line 2 2, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the boxes removed.

vertical section 5.

Figure e is a fragmentary sectional view similar to Figure 5 and showing the locking flaps folded as illustrated in dot-ted lines in i igure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 1 on line 5 5.

Figure 6 is a plan view of a blank from which `the beam shown in Figure 3 is made;

Referring to ythe accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a card which may be lof any desired material, as for instance a good grade of pasteboard or cardboard, the same being provided with two or a large number of pairs of slots 2 and 3. Each of these slots has a horizontal section 4l and a In the drawing, two groups of slot-s 2 and 3 are shown, but it will be evident that more than two may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. it will be noted that one group of slots 2 and 3 must be provided for each of the supporting bars 6. Each of the supporting bars 3 is constructed as shown in Figure 6 from which it will be seen that the body 7 is substantially rectangular and is provided with retaining section 8 at each end, merging into locking flap 9 at each end. Body 7 merges into a topy section 10 which is provided with a plurality of substantially U-shaped slots 11 whereby resilient clamping ktongues 12 are provided and also a number of connecting strips 13 are formed. The strips 13 merge into the baclr 14: which is beveled at 15 and 16 so that when assembling the beam with the card 1 thel operator may readily see how to insert the flung-e9 and section 8. Back llnierges into a bottom section 17 which is adapted to overlap the flange 18 and be secured thereto by adhesive. When properly folded along the dotted lines as shown in Figure 6, and the members 17 and 18 secured together, a structure rect-angular in crosssection will be provided as illustrated in Figure 2.

After the beam has been properly formed as just described, the aps 9 are folded against the back 7 and then the sections 8 inserted through the respective slots l and 5 as illustrated in Figure 3. After this has been done, the flaps 9 automatically unfold so that they will occupy the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. This will lock the beam in position. Various boxes 19 may then be inserted in the openings produced by the slots 11, said boxes depressing the tongues 12,k

which tongues are more or less resilient and therefore act to clamp the boxes against accidental removal.

The outer surface of back 14 is preferably provided with decorations 2O which resemble in appearance the lower part of the box 19 whereby when the box is inserted, the structure will seemingly present the entire front surface of the box 19 though as a matter of fact, the lower part of the box is hidden as illustrated in Figure 2. In the accompanying drawing, a box suitable for safety razor blades has been shown, but it will be evident that boxes containing other goods may be displayed and properly supported by the beam 6.

Only one beam has been shown in Figures. 1 and 3, but it will be evident that any number may be used and with each beam there l. A display card including a card bodyy having a pair of spaced slits and a beam structure formed at each end with an eXtension, said extensions being adapted to project through said slits for removably supporting the beam on said card body, said beam'structure being also formed rectangular in cross section with a plurality of sockets formed from the Walls of the beam, each of said sockets being adapted to receive a portion of a box to be displayed, one of the valls of said beam structure being formed with spaced inwardly bent tongues, said tongues extending into said sockets whereby resilient means are provided in lthe sockets for resiliently holding boxes therein, the front, back and bottom walls of the beam being continuous and unbroken, while the top wall is cut at spaced points to form said sockets and said tongues.

2. A display card including a supporting body having spaced parallel rows of substantially L-shaped slots, said slots being arranged in pairs, and a beam mounted on one surface of said supporting body between one of said pairs of slots, said beam being formed from a substantially rectangular blank having a Y row of substantially rectangular shaped tabs pressed therefrom at substantially the central longitudinal line of the blank, a tab on each longitudinal edge and an extending portion at each end, said blank being folded to present a beam formed as a rectangular tube open at both ends with the iirst mentioned tabs bent to present openings in the upper edge of the tube, said openings acting as sockets for receiving boxes, said eX- tending end portions removably projecting through one pair of slots for removably connecting the beam to the supporting body.

EDWIN A. Locks, JR. 

